Photo: Film Poster of EVERYBODY KNOWS (TODOS LO SABEN), a film by Asghar Farhadi. Festival de Cannes 2018 opened with a screening of this film. Image Credit: Memento Films.

The curtain has come down on the 71st Festival de Cannes, which for the last 12 days has featured artists and films from all four corners of the globe on its screens. Onstage at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, the Master of Ceremonies, Edouard Baer, welcomed the Feature Film Jury presided over by Cate Blanchett, for the announcement of the 2018 winners.

The event culminated on the Red Carpet, where the prizewinners and jury were treated to a live musical surprise by Sting and Shaggy.

FEATURE FILMS

• PALME D’OR

MANBIKI KAZOKU (Shoplifters), directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu

Cate Blanchett awarded the PALME D’OR.

• GRAND PRIX

BLACKKKLANSMAN (Black Klansman), directed by Spike LEE

Benicio Del Toro and Chang Chen awarded the GRAND PRIX.

• JURY PRIZE

CAPHARNAÜM, directed by Nadine LABAKI

Gary Oldman and Léa Seydoux awarded the JURY PRIZE.

• BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Marcello FONTE in DOGMAN, directed by Matteo GARRONE

Khadja Nin and Roberto Benigni awarded the BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR Prize.

Paris: Amber Heard is the new global spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris. “Fearless, witty and smart, defying definition and rejecting convention, meet the Hollywood actress and committed woman making her voice heard,” the brand announced.

A Texas native who grew up training horses, Heard is the first to admit that she never really imagined herself in the world of beauty, though she did dream of beauty pageants as a young girl.

“I have always loved the fun of beauty and the power of transformation,” Amber Heard said. “To become a spokesperson for this dynamic, world-loved beauty brand that has been telling women they were of worth since before I was born, and to join the L’Oréal Paris family of changemakers is such an honor. I feel like these women, my fellow ambassadors, who represent a voice, a power, a movement, and an opinion.”

“Over the years I’ve always thought not just to be an actor, but to use my voice as a platform for making the world a slightly better place and for empowering women in the best way that I can,” Heard elaborated.

Pierre-Emmanuel Angeloglou, L’Oréal Paris Global President, remarked, “Amber Heard is one of a new generation of actresses rewriting the script when it comes to having a voice in the world. The energy Amber Heard brings to her philanthropy, to her advocacy, and to her performances, make her a powerful ambassador for L’Oréal Paris as we take ‘Because I’m Worth It’ beauty into 2018.”

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http://www.globalgiants.com/archives/2018/05/celebrities_wal.htmlFashion & BeautySun, 13 May 2018 08:15:24 -0500Mumbai among World's Best Student Cities for 2018, London Tops the Ranking

Photo: Tower Bridge, London. Image Credit: Tuomo Lindfors.

Photo: Gateway of India, Mumbai. Image Credit: Wessel Venter.

Photo: College Student. Image Credit: CollegeDegrees360.

LONDON, May 8, 2018: London is the world’s best student city. The fifth edition of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking, released today, sees London replace Canada’s Montreal as the world-leader.

London rises to the first position primarily as a result of increasingly positive responses to QS’s student survey, which asks students about the quality of experience in a city, and their willingness to remain there after graduating.

Ben Sowter, Research Director at QS, said: “The 2018 ranking highlights the enduring quality of the student experience available in London. The city benefits from outstanding employment prospects, more world-class universities than any other city, and excellent lifestyle opportunities. These factors mean that the capital remains a great place to study despite eye-watering costs - as more than 50,000 student respondents to QS’s survey have made clear.”

The QS Best Student Cities index, published annually, showcases the best urban destinations for international students. The index assesses cities for its University Rankings, Student Mix, Desirability, Employer Activity, Affordability, and Student View.

Key Observations:

Tokyo reaches 2nd, its highest-ever position.

Melbourne rises from the 5th to the 3rd position.

No US city achieves a top-10 rank.

US cities see declines in their ranks for Affordability, Employer Activity, and Student Mix.

Zurich (8th) enters the top ten, rising five places.

Germany and Australia both achieve two top-ten ranks.

Latin America’s best student city is Buenos Aires, which rises from the 42nd to the 25th position.

In total, QS rank the world’s top 100 cities.

Methodology

QS use six indicator groups to compile the ranking, each analyzing a different aspect of concern to prospective students.

Rankings

Student Mix

Desirability

Employer Activity

Affordability

Student View

QS BEST STUDENT CITIES 2018

RANK — CITY — COUNTRY

London — United Kingdom

Tokyo — Japan

Melbourne — Australia

Montreal — Canada

Paris — France

Munich — Germany

Berlin — Germany

Zurich — Switzerland

Sydney — Australia

Seoul — South Korea

Vienna — Austria

Hong Kong — Hong Kong

Boston — United States

Toronto — Canada

Singapore — Singapore

Edinburgh — United Kingdom

Vancouver — Canada

New York — United States

Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe — Japan

Taipei — Taiwan

Brisbane — Australia

Canberra — Australia

Auckland — New Zealand

Manchester — United Kingdom

Buenos Aires — Argentina

Beijing — China

Amsterdam — Netherlands

Moscow — Russia

Shanghai — China

Prague — Czech Republic

Barcelona — Spain

Madrid — Spain

Stockholm — Sweden

Dublin — Ireland

Los Angeles — United States

Milan — Italy

Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia

San Francisco — United States

Perth — Australia

Chicago — United States

Adelaide — Australia

Lyon — France

Glasgow — United Kingdom

Coventry — United Kingdom

Copenhagen — Denmark

Ottawa — Canada

Nottingham — United Kingdom

Brussels — Belgium

Budapest — Hungary

Lisbon — Portugal

Birmingham — United Kingdom

Mexico City — Mexico

Warsaw — Poland

Bangkok — Thailand

Aberdeen — United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne — United Kingdom

Gothenburg — Sweden

Philadelphia — United States

Stuttgart — Germany

Washington DC — United States

Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman — United Arab Emirates

Atlanta — United States

Brno — Czech Republic

Santiago — Chile

Oslo — Norway

Rome — Italy

Istanbul — Turkey

Pittsburgh — United States

Christchurch — New Zealand

Sao Paulo — Brazil

Cape Town — South Africa

Riyadh — Saudi Arabia

Hsinchu — Taiwan

Tomsk — Russia

Helsinki — Finland

Athens — Greece

St. Petersburg — Russia

Toulouse — France

Johannesburg — South Africa

San Diego — United States

Bogota — Colombia

Ankara — Turkey

Monterrey — Mexico

Vilnius — Lithuania

Graz — Austria

Daejeon — South Korea

Gold Coast — Australia

Nanjing — China

Quebec — Canada

Balti — United States

Valencia — Spain

Brighton — United Kingdom

Nagoya — Japan

Cairo — Egypt

Manila — Philippines

Novosibirsk — Russia

Houston — United States

Montpellier — France

Mumbai — India

Miami — United States

Rio de Janeiro — Brazil

Mumbai (99th) represents India in the QS top 100 student cities for 2018. Located on the west coast at the site of a deep natural harbor, Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is India’s commercial, financial and entertainment capital. It is home to the Bollywood film industry and the highest number of millionaires in India.

• To be identified for evaluation for inclusion in the QS Best Student Cities ranking, a city must be home to at least two universities featured in the most recent QS World University Rankings.

• Ordinary student cities do not meet the above criterion. They are, therefore, not taken into consideration. Chandigarh (north of New Delhi, India) is a typical example of such a mediocre student town. The university situated here, quite interestingly, is fanatically ballyhooed and menacingly brandished by the boorish locals.

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http://www.globalgiants.com/archives/2018/05/heavenly_bodies.htmlFashion & BeautyTue, 08 May 2018 09:28:12 -0500When Women Speak Up at the Cannes Film Festival 2018: Welcome to the Worth It Show by L'Oréal Paris

PARIS, May 3, 2018: L’Oréal Paris, the official makeup partner to the Cannes Film festival, is creating The Worth It Show, its first talk-show inspired by the brand’s iconic slogan.

Ophélie Meunier, the new star of French television, will conduct this talk-show to honor women’s empowerment in cinema, beauty, and beyond. The show would be open to the public, from May 8th to May 14th, every night, at 8:30 P.M. It would be an entertainment-packed half-hour starring L’Oréal actress ambassadors and other personalities present at Cannes.

‘WORTH IT’ — THE SHOW TO EMPOWER WOMEN

According to L’Oréal Paris, while it has been making beauty to empower women for over 40 years, it is now creating a public-facing talk-show beyond the glamorous red carpet images. It would be “A platform to share the real people and stories behind the picture-perfection and inspire women everywhere to triumph in self-worth,” the brand explained.

TONIGHT, ON THE WORTH IT SHOW!

Join Ophélie Meunier for the Worth It Show! After her meteoric rise, Ophélie Meunier, the current face of French television, is a committed woman defending today’s societal causes. Every night, this intrepid presenter would reveal the real women behind the stars of the festival.

• May 13th — Nicolaj Coster-Waldau - the discrete but irresistible new hero.

• May 14th — Jane Fonda - the screen icon.

Find out each show’s lineup of guests and entertainment day-by-day during the festival. The Worth It Show by L’Oréal Paris, live from Cannes. From May 8th to May 14th. At 8.30 pm. Martinez Hotel Beach. Open to the public.

Photo: Scene at a special event entitled “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice, and the Rule of Law” at the United Nations headquarters in New York on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. 03 May 2018. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Manuel Elias.

Photo: On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, Nicole Stremlau, head of the program in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford, addresses a special conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The event was titled Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice, and the Rule of Law. 03 May 2018. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Manuel Elias.

The Cannes Film Festival is joining forces with Renault for the 71st edition of the event, taking place between May 8 and 19, 2018. 300 Renault vehicles - 170 Renault Espace and 130 Talisman will constitute the official fleet. A “brand image” fleet will also be present, with Renault Trafic SpaceClass, New Renault Koleos, and the electric touch of Zoé and Twizy. Based on a schedule spanning the entire fortnight, drivers will take VIPs for film viewings and interviews, from the Croisette promenade to the red carpet. Over 20,000 journeys will take place during the Festival.

Since 1983, Renault is the official partner of the Cannes Film Festival.

The line-up for Cannes 2018 includes 18 films with the spotlight on France, Asia, and Italy. Directors, such as Jean-Luc Godard, Christophe Honoré, Spike Lee, Jafar Panahi, Lee Chang-Dong, and Kore-Eda Hirokazu are back on the scene. The festival will open on May 8 with Asghar Farhadi’s Todos lo Saben (Everybody Knows) starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem.

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http://www.globalgiants.com/archives/2018/04/french_car_make.htmlMedia, Entertainment, SportsSun, 29 Apr 2018 13:38:19 -0500Cate Blanchett to head the Jury of the 71st Festival de Cannes

The World Photography Organisation has named the overall winners of the prestigious 2018 Sony World Photography Awards at a London ceremony.

The jury has selected Alys Tomlinson, a London-based photographer, for the coveted Photographer of the Year title for her series Ex-Votos (religious offerings) found at pilgrimage sites of Lourdes (France), Ballyvourney (Ireland) and Grabarka (Poland). The jury praised her work for its beautiful production, technical excellence, and sensitive illustration of pilgrimage as a journey of discovery and sacrifice to a higher power.

Photo: The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, lighting the lamp at the 31st Convocation of the Kurukshetra University, in Kurukshetra, Haryana, on April 19, 2018.

Photo: The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, addressing the 31st Convocation of the Kurukshetra University, in Kurukshetra, Haryana, on April 19, 2018.

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, has said that every student must be disciplined and have an outlook for the development of the country. Education should make us humble and help us in becoming a useful person. He was addressing the 31st Convocation of the Kurukshetra University, in Kurukshetra, Haryana today.

“It is my good fortune that today I have had the opportunity to be among all of you in this sacred “Karmabhoomi” and the birthplace of the Bhagavad Gita. This virtuous land is not only a special place in the state of Haryana but also in India and in the mind of millions of Indians. Kurukshetra, which has been called ‘Dharmakshetra’ in the Bhagavad Gita, has been a symbol of the cultural, spiritual and material prosperity of our civilization over the centuries,” Mr. Naidu said.

“In the 21st century, research, innovation, and technical knowledge are the basic tenets of success. In the direction of establishing a knowledge-based society, we will need these three. That’s why our academics and students need to make these three basic mantras a part of their work culture,” Mr. Naidu told the audience.

• Meanwhile, it is interesting to note that under Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy Regulations 2018, the University Grants Commission has declared Kurukshetra University a “Category 1” university, which makes it relatively superior to the much celebrated Panjab University Chandigarh in its neighborhood.

• Panjab University Chandigarh (an offshoot of the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan) is a “Category 2” university.

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http://www.globalgiants.com/archives/2018/04/ski_champion_an.htmlAdvertisingMon, 16 Apr 2018 16:37:41 -0500India's National Film Awards for 2017 Announced

Photo: The Head of the Jury, Shekhar Kapur, holding a press conference to announce the 65th India National Film Awards for 2017, in New Delhi on April 13, 2018.

Photo: Actress Sridevi at the inauguration of the Indian Panorama section, during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2017. Sridevi has been selected for Best Actress Award for her role in Hindi Film “MOM”.

India’s 65th National Film Awards 2017 were announced today by the Chairpersons of the juries on Feature Films, Best Writing on Cinema and members of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Non-Feature films. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur, an eminent filmmaker known for his works in Hindi cinema and international cinema. The Non- Feature Film panel was headed by Nakul Kamte and the Best Cinema on Writing jury by Anant Vijay. The National Film Awards would be presented by Hon’ble President of India on May 3rd, 2018. The Jury Chairpersons of the 65th National Film Awards submitted its report to the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Zubin Irani.

Veteran Hindi film actor Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema. Other prominent winners in various categories for this year National Film Awards included Assamese movie ‘Village Rockstars’ in Best Feature Film category and ‘Baahubali - The Conclusion’ in the Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment category. Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director was given to the Jasari language movie ‘Sinjar’ directed by Pampally. Marathi Movie ‘Dhappa’ was awarded the Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration. Riddhi Sen and Sridevi got the award for the Best Actor (movie- Nagarkirtan) and Best Actress award (movie- Mom) respectively.

Best Film Critic award was given to Giridhar Jha for his writings covering vast horizon of Hindi cinema with authenticity and originality. Special Mention Award was given to the Sunil Mishra for his articles on cinema. Best Book on Cinema award was given to ‘Matmagi Manipur-The first Manipuri Feature Film’ authored by Bobby Wahengbam.

Special Jury Award in the Feature category was given to the movie ‘Nagarkirtan’ directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Sani Ghose Ray. The best Children’s film was given to the Marathi Movie Mhorkya, directed by Amar Bharat Deokar. A.R Rahman was awarded the Best Music Direction award for the movie ‘Kaatru Veliyidai’.